Colour

#BB00B9

#BB00B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB00B9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 185 and HSL 301°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BB00B9

RGBrgb(187, 0, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.7255

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(300.6, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 1.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,417

CSS custom property--colour: #BB00B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#44FF46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C70B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C2336Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 25.9 Blue violet · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BB02

Analogous#6000BB, #BB005B

Triadic#B9BB00, #00B9BB

Split complementary#5CBB00, #00BB5F

Tetradic#BB5F00, #00BB02, #005CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF88FE

Lighter +30%#FF55FD

Lighter +20%#FF22FD

Lighter +10%#EE00EB

Darker −10%#880087

Darker −20%#550054

Darker −30%#220022

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB00B9

Less saturated −25%#A417A2

Channel breakdown

R187

B185

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue300.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B B9

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